peri
noun
[ ˈpɪəri ]
• (in Persian mythology) a mythical superhuman being, originally represented as evil but subsequently as a good or graceful genie or fairy.
Origin:
from Persian perī .
peri-
prefix
• round; about.
• "pericardium"
• denoting the point nearest to a specified celestial body.
• "perihelion"
Origin:
from Greek peri ‘about, around’.
